Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-01

sembIy were noticed from New Haven Ex- Governor James E. English and wife, Judge Lynde Harrison and wife, Senator George M. Gum and wife of Milford, E. Henry Barnes, wife and daughter, Hon. Caleb B. Bowers and wife, H. P. Frost and wife, Richard Bishop, MT. and Mrs. Lambert, Miss Jerome, MT. and Mrs. W. A. Beers, William Hayes, President c. P. Clark and wife, Among the hundreds of rich costumes worn in the evening were: Mrs. Ella Keene of Louisville, a stately blonde, wore hand some costume of dove colored panel embroid cred surah, pink front, festoonings of thread lace caught with pink rosettes, elegant dia- monds Mrs. Harold was beautifully array ed in steel colored satin, trimmed heavily with jet. Her diamonds cost $1O, 900. Mrs. Parker of New Haven rich mauve velvet and lavender satin; diamonds. Mrs. E. Henry Barnes looked finely in a pearl silk trimmed in garnet velvet and faces with dia- mond ornaments.
 Miss Sarah Colton of New York, helio- trope silk with plain bodice, with steel trim
 mings, pearl ornaments.
 Miss Lila McCord of St. Louis, Spanish blonde; she wore an elegant decollette, white satin imported from Worth's, overdress ot rich lace and pearl pendants, diamonds. Mrs. ex-Governor English was richly dress. ed in pink silk heavily trimmed with point de Venice lace panels, diamonds and pearl ornaments.
  the Grand Union Hotel, was elegatly robed | in a white brocade ottoman, with front ot ! oreen and white velvet, demi train of green Velvet and brocade, pointed oorsage of bro- | cade and green velvet with gar1iture of moss ! trimming, green velvet leaves and pearls, hair ornaments ot green velVet ana point ' lace, diamonds. Mrs. Grace, wife of ex-Mayor Grace of New York, was superbly arrayed in sul- phur yellow silk, with overdress of India muslin, embroidered with forget-me-nots, diamond necklace.
 Mrs Judge Lynde Harrison, of New Ha- ven. was elegantly attired in a ciel blue sat- ! in, cut en train, and richly trimmed with iridescent passamentrie, diamonds. Miss Edith M Dickinson was dressed in heliotrope faille Franchise, with embroidered panels of white and heliotrope, pointed cor sage trimmed with wite ribbon and point d'esprit lace, diamonds.
 Miss Hennie Wolf of Providence was charmingly attired in pistache faille fran caise elaborately embroidered with seed pearls, corsage decolette, exquisite diamond ornaments.
 Mrs. K Gum of Chicago,a handsome bru- nette, was elaborately robed in an imported gown of pale pink crepe du chien, en traine, garnet velvet front, ,and profusion of pearls; sleeveless corsage Ia pompadour; elegant diamond jewelry and natural flowers.
 The above are only few of the hundreds of elegant costumes worn by ladies of beauty and distinction.
 Many most charming ladies were in the elegant parlors of the Grand Union and rep resented millions of wealth. Diamonds were
 almost as plentiful as mosquitoes were in Connecticut the past summer. The party lasted until high twelve, and will long be remembered by those who enjoyed it's mag nifcence as one of the most pleasant events of their lives.
 Hon. James Gallagher and niece have ar- rived and are stopping at the Contineltal Hotel.
 Senator Plunkett and daughter are very
 pleasantly provided for at one of the promi- nent hotels in Saratoga.
 Mrs. S. 5. Thompson and son, Miss Nellie
 B. Thompson and Gertrude Sanford have returned to New Haven; also Judge and Mrs Harrison. Yours. WA. B.